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  • Dec. 1, 2008 - 12:07 p.m.
    Get2sammyb just commented on Get2sammyb's Topic - Calling For A Cease Fire?
    MB said: "We rely on you guys to point out problems like this to us.  We're not going to ban 360 vs PS3 discussions, and we're certainly not going to have a System Wars forum, but I'm sure we can find a happy ground in the middle somewhere.  If anyone is having issues particular users trolling or disrupting threads, PM one of us the details and we'll look into it." Cheers for this MB. I know you guys are really busy but it's just something I've spotted on the rise in the last few days.

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  • Dec. 1, 2008 - 11:55 a.m.
    Get2sammyb just created a new forum post in the topic Suprisingly Awesome Demo - Excited! in the GTI Club forum
    Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd... Eurogamer's exceedingly pretentious review is innnn. 7/10. Very good apparently. Not quite the bang for the buck you get with Wipeout HD. But still very good.

    It's gonna be out on Thursday for Europeans that give a shit. I still beg of you all to try the demo. This is a game that will be made by full online servers and if everyone overlooks it, that's not going to happen!

  • Dec. 1, 2008 - 11:44 a.m.
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    daniel_beck_90 said: "@ get2sammyb : I know you only own PS3 and you love it so much , I personally like My PS3 too and I know you do not feel so good when you read  that  Multi-platform games look better on Xbox 360 (it is always the problem when you only own one of the current generation consoles ) but you can not deny it by locking that thread .
    " Nah that's not the problem really, I haven't got a problem with you at all, I know you made that thread with good intentions and I respect ...

  • Dec. 1, 2008 - 11:38 a.m.
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    Claude said: "I don't like "fanboy" either, I'm 43, so I want to be known as the "fanman". I don't mind threads like that if they are open for discussion and if the thread gets out of hand, send in the "modhand"." The problem is there are a couple of relatively new members dead set on winding others up. Some of my threads/posts are being targeted by particular "posters" -- if I respond I only influence the problem and if I don't respond I give them the satisfaction. I'd kinda like a mod to drop in from time to time and hand out ...

  • Dec. 1, 2008 - 11:33 a.m.
    Get2sammyb just commented on Tarsier's Topic - I'm just going to be open with this
    I know I've just spun all the righteous bollocks and should really avoid responding to these jerks but I just couldn't help but lol at this; I'm sorry!

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  • Dec. 1, 2008 - 11:25 a.m.
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    Tarsier said: "Britney's back eh sammy?!" Yes, bitch.

    Give it a spin before you "puke"... That's what people who are really interested in a particular topic do. Y'see that allows them to be a fair critic.

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    So I've noticed a slightly worrying trend occuring on GiantBomb in the last week or so and sadly I hold my hands up and admit I have been a part of it on one occassion.

    Forums are difficult places because their intention by nature is to discuss opinions but anyone who has frequented games sites over the last 10 years or so will know this usually causes -- sensitive? -- discussions.

    I don't want to go on about fanboys or anything like that (I hate the word myself) I just want to talk about respect for other opinion, ...

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    RandomHero666 said: "artofwar420 said: "65." 17?" User name like that - I'm guessing 15?

  • Dec. 1, 2008 - 11:10 a.m.
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    samcotts said: "The 360 has the edge over the PS3 on multiplats, but there's no denying that PS3 exclusives are the best looking games on consoles." Spot on correct. Only thing I'd adapt is "360 has the edge over the PS3 on some multiplats..."

    I worry for the nature of this thread though.

  • Dec. 1, 2008 - 10:56 a.m.
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    TwoOneFive said: "wait a minute.... you actually reviewed a britney spears cd??? wtf?!" Tarsier said: "*pukes*" I knew it wouldn't take long.

    Most meaningful music outlets have reviewed Britney's album -- because it's actually a massive release. Your little bubble might lead you to believe only rock records matter though. It's entirely wrong.

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Added by get2sammyb on Dec. 1, 2008 | |
So I've noticed a slightly worrying trend occuring on GiantBomb in the last week or so and sadly I hold my hands up and admit I have been a part of it on one occassion.

Forums are difficult places because their intention by nature is to discuss opinions but anyone who has frequented games sites over the last 10 years or so will know this usually causes -- sensitive? -- discussions.

I don't want to go on about fanboys or anything like that (I hate the word myself) I just want to talk about respect for other opinion, really. I'm worried GiantBomb has been getting a bit -- heated? -- lately. There have been a lot of 360/PS3 comparisons floating around which are all ending up in the same way.

Naturally people want to compare the systems but here's the thing, if we can't do it sensibly I'm calling (praying?!) for mods to close these threads down. There have been a few threads that have run their course early on and continued to serve for 2 or 3 pages of flaming. Sadly I've been involved in one of these and again, I admit, I hold my hands high.

My proposition to the mods and other members keep a closer eye on these "comparison" threads ("Should I trade in my 360 for a PS3?"; "PS3 vs 360 graphics"; "PSN is better than Live"). I think the mods have done a great job thus far and it's only in recent weeks GiantBomb has took a slight tumble towards the realms of Eurogamer and Gametrailers. I'm not saying we shouldn't discuss these things -- when GB launched discussions were generally very respectful and interesting but something has changed recently. Which brings me onto my next point.

New members, if there are a few of you goading each other, please try to curb it and take it to another forum if you really must do it.

I only type this as a concerned user. I don't mean to step on toes -- just a quick musing.


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This post relates to: Britney Spears

circus britney spears review

Music is a funny thing. Ego’s control so much of what we allow ourselves to listen to that it almost becomes scary. I know this because there are people in the world who will not even bother to spin Kanye West’s critically acclaimed “808’s & Heartbreaks” nor Britneys latest (and greatest?) “Circus”; instead opting for the more macho “big” release this year — Guns ‘n’ Roses’ “Chinese Democracy”.

“Circus” is the follow-up release to a rejuvenated Britney on the back of the dark-electro fest “Blackout”. Being one of the eleven people that actually enjoyed Blackout last year, I’m naturally wanking all over the prospect of a saner Britney doing more of the same. “Circus” is the production extravaganza I’ve been yearning for over the past few weeks.

Records like “Circus” should not be dismissed because of the perceived lack of talent of the “artist”; instead someone should celebrate the fact that someone — be they Britney or an unnamed record label extraordinaire — has crafted a cohesive compilation of bouncing, interesting and (in places) innovative pop songs.

Single “Womanizer” feels like “Blackout pt.II” and paves the way for the four-to-the-floor banging glitch-electro-club sound that was so accomplished but understated in “Blackout”. The 80’s tom-rolls, distorted synths and unusual rhythms open the album brilliantly with Britney’s delivery lazy but refreshing next to the crowd of OTT female vocalists. Moving into “next single territory”, title track “Circus” is a more minimalistic subby grind-fest. The synth hits are hard and the prechorus perfect for close-ups of sweaty bodies in the video. The chorus unleashes into a warbling bass line and glitched backing vocals. It’s kinda like the music equivalent of sex really.

“Out From Under” is the first of a few ballads on “Circus” and Britney shows that she can still belt out the odd-tune or two. The chorus swirls with backing harmonies and crystal clear acoustic guitars twinkle across the soundscape. Rain music without a doubt.

Totally antithesising the mood “Kill The Lights” is a Thriller-inspired disco-pop track with subtle “horror movie” overtones — interestingly the subject of the lyrics: “Mr. Photography I’m ready for my close-up”. Our Britney still hasn’t forgiven the papp’s then? This track’s insanely catchy robotic bass line is her revenge. Or something.

Head-nodding potential is finally broken through with “Shattered Glass” — big swirly synths, enormous subby bass synth stabs and honky piano twitters drive a four-to-the-floor pop beat along. Sadly “If U Seek Amy” — a hip-titled ditty — takes the robo-pop philosophy too far as it develops from a painstaking filtered bass-line into an embarrassing mess of a chorus.

In fact “If U Seek Amy” begins a three-song lull of pretty shit songwriting. “Unusual You” may have a Euro-house beat and all the right production in the right places but feels underdeveloped and predictable. The vocals effect are creative however — an inspiring mix of harmonies, autotune and filters creates for a fresh approach but does little to improve the downtempo feel of the track. Likewise “Blur” starts like a Soundgarden track but grows into the obligatory Timbaland beat and gated synth.

Thankfully “Mmm Papi” quashes the depressing mood of previous tracks with a disco stomper. “Let’s make out” Britney insists before the synths blip all over the place and the bass moves the entire low-end. The lyrics suck but, hey, Britney co-wrote this one; catchy as fuck mind.

“Mannequin” is another hard hitting synth stab disco-track which suffers from the same problems as “Unusual You” before it. The production and melody is spot-on but the song feels tired and familiar. The glitch effects return for this one though, so if you’re a fan of those this is like chocolate cake.

“Lace And Leather” is a slap-bass Chic-esque disco encounter that would be the perfect closer for the record if the dogged “My Baby” wasn’t present at all. You can always pretend right?

While not always consistent, when “Circus” is at full-speed (namely with it’s astounding opening) the record delivers everything a listener could want: hooks, beats and great, great production. It’s shame some tracks “played safe” but the big-hitters are more than enough to carry the record as a whole. For the most part: brilliant. Now you just have to let your ego allow you to enjoy it.

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Added by get2sammyb on Nov. 26, 2008 | |

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Upon spinning Kanye West’s new (awesomely titled) album “808’s & Heartbreak” I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I’d heard the true rap fans slagging him off for his direction and the general public claim to “hate every song”. I’d also heard “Love Lockdown” myself the moment it leaked and had thought “wtf”. You see, as a compilation of tracks Kanye’s new album will take you somewhere you’ve never been ever before. And not in a pretentious-Radiohead way. This album lives up to the “genius” label Kanye himself has given it.

The album kicks off with giant synth pads and a simple metronome beat backed with tom rolls. The bass rumbles in the lowest possible end of the mix and Kanye opts not to rap but instead half-talk-half-warble under a mask of autotune. As his voice wobbles the autotune repitches and gives the effect that has been popular in house music and electro-pop for some time now. In fact it’s not even the first time this has been done in the rap genre (T-pain) but for some reason - coupled with the unusual beat and the uneasiness in Kanye’s voice this feels somewhat fresh. It’s just as you get comfortable with the direction that Kanye unleashes his first “wtf” moment. Like an old 70’s record that’s been concealed in the garage for the past 35 years Kanye opts to destroy his track by rhythmically scratching it. Not scratching in a DJ way - no I mean literally SCRATCHING it so it skips all over the place. You may think your CD is broken at first. It’s not. It’s probably the strangest effect I’ve ever known to be placed on track onef o such a commercial record. While the glitching does nothing for my feeling towards the song it does set you up for what the album is about to be.

“Welcome To Heartbreak” is one of the biggest songs on the album. A James Bond-orchestral score kicks the track off before huge compressed drum machines kick in and a sonic-gobbling synth occupying the high range of frequencies. Kanye’s lyrical intent hits hard from the first autotuned words of the track as he laments, “My friends showed me pictures of his kids // And all I could show him was pictures of my cribs”. 808’s & Heartbreak may not be packed with the rhymes and grooves that previous albums have made Kanye famous for but it’s no less powerful. This is probably Kanye’s most deeply honest record; realming into the space of a lament at times.

Kanye uses some strange sounds throughout this record. If the huge synths and orchestral patches weren’t enough to interest you perhaps the tonky-toy piano and sucking vocoded hits in “Heartless” will be enough to convince you that talent does actually go into making records like this. “Amazing” continues with the piano driven-feel but Kanye decides to mix his vocals a little lower in this track allowing more huge synth-pads and a Timbaland drum beat to keep the track flowing.

The first track to leak from the album “Love Lockdown” feels much less surprising in the context of it’s placement in the record. By the time you reach it you’re wondering where Kanye is going to take you next. It’s the first time Kanye decides to distort parts of his vocals which becomes a more regular occurrence further into the record. A Timbaland-esque beat gives the chorus massive energy which contrasts the basic sub-kick drum that occupies the verse.

“Paranoid” is probably my favourite track on the album. It’s produced like a radio-skit so it’s not only insanely catchy it’s also really clever. Kanye drops the autotuned vocals for this track and instead opts for a killer-synth riff and a raspy bass-line. It’s a fantastic pop-song and I’ve no doubt probably the most radio-friendly of the tunes on the album.

The distorted vocals return for “Robocop” and so does the radio-friendly pop. With an uplifting, almost Christmas-like chorus Kanye’s vocals are supported by a choir of male singers and juxta-posed by a subby kick drum and robotic hi-hat. As the Eleanor Rigby style string section groans Kanye laments, “Up late night like she on patrol // I told her it’s some things she don’t need to know”.

“Street Lights” is a slow ballad-type track with a huge harmonious backing from a female choir. The track acts as an excellent minimalistic break from the big pop songs “Paranoid” and “Robocop”. “Bad News” makes a return to the scratched record effect. By now you’ll know whether you hate it or not - needless to say it’s a brave man who effectively destroys his clean sounding track but it’s certainly attention grabbing.

“Coldest Winter” moves to close the album as Kanye shows that he can actually sing a decent melody when he’s not masking everything in autotune. The drums beat like a tribal march and the synths glitch across a sparse soundscape. By the time “See You In My Nightmares” kicks off with it’s raspy synth line you’ll probably be breathless. Kanye’s delivery is aggressive and you’ll probably struggling to decide what you make of all that you’ve just heard.

It’s certainly going to be like Marmite. The rap-fans will probably loathe the direction. The radio fans will unlikely understand exactly what has just happened. But the music lovers will probably appreciate the most unusual, original and downright inspiring album to come from a commercial artist this year.

Phenomonal. This is iconic at worst, genius at best.

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Added by get2sammyb on Nov. 24, 2008 | |

Some people might think it unfair me reviewing a Guns 'n' Roses record; considering my outlandish hate for the whole of cock-rock as a genre and everything it stands for. Guess what - fuck off! Just like you're allowed to bash every record I've ever listened to I'm allowed to throw mud at the records that gets your pulse racing and make you feel so damn "alternative".

Thankfully I'm much more objective than most when it comes to music critique and I'll happily give anything a go once in order to offer my opinion. And that's what I intended when I sat down with the most talked about rock record this Christmas, Chinese Democracy.

It's instantly noticable from the start that this is not a Guns 'n' Roses (of whom I will refer to as GnR for convenience purposes from now on) record. No matter how much I hated Axl Roses close-to-irritating vocals on the "popular" GnR records of old I wouldn't replace them for the Marilyn Manson singing we're greeted to as Chinese Democracy swirls and twists it's way into a poor at best title-track. The overproduction that has been used on the record is clear from the off as big beats scatter the mix, whispers add "interest" and a jock-cock guitar riff masks a swirling wind backing. Then the vocals. Low, deep and void of character. I don't think anyone expected amazing musicianship given the copious amounts of session musicians that have been used on this record. You get tight overcompressed beats that exist for existence's sake and a range of guitar-wanking that is devoid of character. Exactly the opposite you'd expect from one of the worlds most highly revered classic rock bands.

The record will take you through a flow of incohesive flavours - from the groove driven Spanish tasting "If The World" to the ballad-based homage of my favourite novel "The Catcher In The Rye". Granted the music flows better when Axl sings more freely and the objective isn't so obviously "write another Welcome To The Jungle". It's these tracks that make you consider why this record wasn't conceived as an Axl Rose solo record instead of trying to live into the GnR name, which while meaning nothing to me sure as hell means a lot to thousands of others out there.

Sadly the likes of "Shacklers Revenge" and "Prostitute" move into the realms of cliche, tired and just downright uninteresting. And the rest of the record is far too inconhesive to ever set a single tone or a mood.

With more tracks like "Catcher In The Rye", "If The World" and "Street Of Dreams" a record branded as a solo Axl Rose could have succeeded. As it is though, Chinese Democracy is a mess of overproduced misdirections and glaringly obvious objectives. The album rarely flows, rarely sets a mood and basically never feels like a Guns 'n' Roses record.

Needless to say the fans will eat it up then. Ouch!

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PixelJunk Eden On Playstation 3 Store Micro-Review


I love it. I was totally sceptical about it after playing the demo the other day but it’s all just clicked into place now. I totally get it and I love it. The music is out of this world awesome with hard hitting beats, Brian Eno-esque ambient squelches and even human breath and “scoo-pip” samples.

The controls are a lot tighter than you first think they’re going to be too. They just take a lot of practice and eventually you will be able to string tons of moves together.

It’s also fun. It’s got that Ratchet & Clank bolt collecting factor. That will just see you getting addicted and washed away with this game. Trust me the time will just tick away without you even noticing.

Essentially the premise to PixelJunk Eden is collecting pollen (by attacking little starfish people) to fertilize plants which take you higher so you can collect Spectra. Spectra are little glowing things. It’s all very cool.

You play as a tiny little dude on the screen who has the ability to jump in any direction and can swing around for a short period of time. It’s a small amount of moves but the simplicity does not make the game easy. This is a tough, tough game to get through and requires skill and accuracy. Both of which you’ll earn with practice.

You may have already watched the video I put at the top of this post which is actually me playing. This game has YouTube integration which essentially allows you to record yourself playing the game and then upload the resulting video directly to YouTube. It asks for your username and password and then — there it is. It’s on the Internet for everyone to see. It’s a great idea, I’m not sure how useful it is, but great. As you can tell from my video I was just testing it out and will probably never use the functionality again but I’ve already seen some awesome playthroughs submitted by other people.

You can play the game with 3 players or alone and there are plenty of scoreboards and trophies to keep you coming back.

PixelJunk Eden continues the work that fl0w started — it creates a relaxing, slow and easy video game world but it builds on it by adding bags of depth and plenty of game.

Originally written for get2sammyb.co.uk.




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A hilarious user status from me is also a rarity. I gotta say I'm in the minority and I feel like I should just start one for the hell of it.
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Well, I should say "was" on track. The interviewer seems like he's trying to bait the guy, though...
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Good post on the Jaffe article. I'm watching that review now. I didn't know he was connected to Calling all Cars, good to know it's still on track. The guy seems all right, and if you ask me, I'd like to see more outspoken people like him instead of robotic promoters like we usually get.
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Well, after having another look,it seems most of the things hav been modified and the parah of desc has been taken off of Wiki.. gotta change that once exams are done :D Or maybe you could do it! thats best thing about this place, love it hehe.
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Indeed it is Tomba/Tombi the first thing I did after coming here was fill that page with atleast some info and boxarts hehe. Nice to meet another fan :D
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Same here lol, it's one of my favourite LittleBigPlanet moments, at least most memorable.
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This sounds terrible, but whereabout in England is Lichfield? I'm terrible with geography.
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The Gamespot senior producer replied (Kristin's boss), and I think positively. He has asked that I view the show next week and contact him after. As well as that he seems to have taken the criticisms I made on board.::::: Hopefully I can make my opinion count in time.
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lol, my parents lived in italy for a couple years and.... yeah. somethings you just want to hear about.
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=) i was made in italy. so in that sense i'm italian. but it's mostly just an ongoing joke between my and kush.... i would love to go to england! i'm half planning a trip to the UK next summer.... we'll see =)
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